· Ph.D.: George Washington University

· M.A./M.S.: Renmin University of China

· B.A.: Renmin University of China

Zhibin Zhang is an Associate Professor (Teaching) in the School of Public Policy at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He holds both bachelor's and master's degrees from Renmin University of China, and earned his PhD in Public Administration from the George Washington University. Prior to joining CUHK Shenzhen, he held academic appointments at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and Flinders University in Australia.

Zhibin’s research lies at the intersection of public policy, public administration, and nonprofit studies, with a particular focus on government–nonprofit relations in policymaking and governance. He is especially interested in uncovering the distinctive Chineseness in the Chinese approach of governance and public administration, and exploring its broader global implications. His work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals such as Public Administration, International Review of Administrative Sciences, Administration & Society, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Nonprofit Management and Leadership, and Voluntas. Since 2019, he has served as Associate Editor of Nonprofit Management & Leadership.

A dedicated educator in the fields of public policy and public administration, Zhibin has received multiple teaching awards and commendations. He is also actively engaged in academic program development and administration. At Flinders University, he directed the Flinders–Nankai partnership program in international political economy. At Nanyang Technological University, he served as Director of the Master of Public Administration program and Deputy Director (Academic Affairs) of the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration.

Academic Publications

• Books

Zhang, Zhibin (2010). Dynamics of the Singapore Success Story. Singapore, Cengage. ISBN 9814336076

• Refereed Journal Articles & Book Chapters

Zhang, Zhibin. (2023). Open Government Information in China: Review and Assessment. In H. Zafarullah & N. Siddiquee (eds.) Open Government & Freedom of Information: Policy and Practice in Asia and the Middle East (pp.205-230). Springer.

Zhang, Zhibin & Guo, Chao. (2022). Still Hold Aloft the Banner of Social Change? Nonprofit Advocacy in the Wave of Commercialization. International Review of Administrative Sciences. 87(4): 925-943.

Zhang, Zhibin & Guo, Chao. (2021). No Advocacy without Representation? Nonprofit Representation Mix and Nonprofit Advocacy. Nonprofit Management & Leadership. 32(2): 219-239.

Zhang, Zhibin & Guo, Chao. (2021). Disentangling the Myth of Nonprofit-government Relations in China. Administration & Society. 53(1): 4-12.

Zhang, Zhibin & Guo, Chao. (2021). Nonprofit-Government Relations in Authoritarian China: A Review and Synthesis of the Chinese Literature. Administration & Society. 53(1): 64-96.

Zhang, Zhibin, Shen, Yongdong, and Yu, Jianxing. (2020). Combating COVID-19 Together: China’s Collaborative Response and The Role of Business Associations. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 49(6): 1161-1172.

Zhang, Zhibin & Guo, Chao. (2020). Together Making a Difference: A Configurational Study of Nonprofit Advocacy Effectiveness. Public Performance & Management Review.43(4): 942-970.

Zhang, Zhibin & Guo, Chao. (2015). University-based Nonprofit Education in China: An Overview and Assessment. Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership, 5(4): 289-304.

Zhang, Zhibin & Ma, Liang. (2015). Microblogging (Weibo) and Urban Air Pollution Monitoring in China: The Case of Green Beagle Campaign. In Hugo Asencio and Rui Sun (eds.), Cases on Strategic Social Media Utilization in the Nonprofit Sector (pp. 94-121). Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global. ISBN:1466681888 (6 citations).

Zhang, Zhibin. (2015). Crowd out Meritocracy? Cultural Constraints in Chinese Public Human Resource Management. Australian Journal of Public Administration, 74(3): 270-282.

Guo, Chao & Zhang, Zhibin. (2014). Understanding Nonprofit Advocacy in Non-Western Settings: A Framework and Empirical Evidence from Singapore. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 25(5): 1151-1174.

Guo, Chao & Zhang, Zhibin. (2013). Mapping the Representational Dimensions of Nonprofit Organizations in China. Public Administration, 91(2): 325-346.

Guo, Chao, Xu, Jun, Smith, David H. & Zhang, Zhibin. (2012). The Rise of Nonprofit Sector in Post-Mao China. The Nonprofit Quarterly, 19(3): 20-27.

Zhang, Zhibin & Guo, Chao. (2012). Advocacy by Chinese Nonprofit Organisations: Towards a Responsive Government? Australian Journal of Public Administration, 71(2): 187-198.         

Zhang, Zhibin, Guo, Chao, Cai, Dongjin. (2011). Governing Chinese Nonprofit Organizations: The Promise and Limits of the “Third Way”. International Review of Public Administration, 16(1): 11-30.

Zhang, Zhibin. (2009) (中文). 从生存到卓越：新加坡的行政改革 (From Survival to Excellence: The Administrative Reforms of Singapore). 公共行政评论 Journal of Public Administration, 2(4): 74-110.

Guo, Chao, Zhang, Zhibin, & Cai, Dongjin. (2009) (中文). 中国非营利组织代表性问题之探讨 (Exploring the Representational Dimensions of Nonprofit Organizations in China). 公共行政评论Journal of Public Administration, 2(3): 171-191.

Ma, Jun & Zhang, Zhibin. (2009). Remaking the Chinese Administrative State since the 1978 Economic Reform: The Perspective of “Double Movements”. Journal of Policy Studies, 23(2): 225-252. (SSCI, Scimago Q4 journal, 30 citation).